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Near the plaza, a door was gently pushed open, and a well-built man with dark skin and a crew cut emerged.

His eyes were bright and spirited, his posture upright and strong.

“Uncle Liu!”

“Great-Uncle Liu!”

“Uncle Six!”

The crowd around the plaza greeted him one after another, their voices overlapping, filled with respect and affection.

Chen Xing watched the strong man surrounded by the people, feeling somewhat surprised: “This is Uncle Liu? He looks so young!”

He had expected Uncle Liu to be an old man with white hair and a face full of wrinkles, but to his amazement, the man appeared young and promising.

Situ Xiaoqing seemed to perceive Chen Xing’s bewilderment and explained softly, “Advanced Beast Tamers can control their own metabolism, and their appearance often depends on the stage at which they broke through to become Advanced Beast Tamers.

Once they become an Advanced Beast Tamer, they can control the metabolic rate within their bodies, maintaining themselves in the prime state of their current age.”

She paused and then continued, “However, many older Beast Tamers don’t care much about their appearance.”

“What are so many people doing here? Are you all here to eye the eggs my beasts have laid? I don’t see you all being so diligent usually.”

Uncle Liu glared, scanning the onlooking crowd with displeasure in his tone.

His booming voice instantly dispersed the noisy chatter of the square.

The people looked at each other but no one dared to speak up in objection.

Most of those present were his juniors, and some of the mischievous young ones had even been hit by him personally.

“Irrelevant people, scram! The three youngsters coveting my eggs, come with me.” Uncle Liu spoke again, his voice carrying an undeniable power.

Finished speaking, he put his hands behind him and walked straight to his house.

Situ Xiaoqing gently nudged Chen Xing, signaling him to follow.

Chen Xing nodded, exiting the line and following the other two chosen young people into Uncle Liu’s house.

Inside the house, Uncle Liu had already seated himself on a stool, silently observing the three newcomers.

“I don’t have the energy to take care of the three new little ones, so I’m finding each of them a suitable master,” Uncle Liu spoke, breaking the silence.

“But as much as a person chooses a beast, the beast also chooses its master.

You all have your eyes on my beasts’ talents, but as the owner of the eggs, I must also examine you to see if you are qualified Beast Tamers.

If you’re not suitable, then you can go back to where you came from.”

At these words, all three felt a chill in their hearts, knowing that the upcoming test would determine whether they could obtain these precious dragon eggs.

Uncle Liu continued, “I can tell you straight up that the bloodlines of these three eggs’ fathers are extraordinary, hailing from the lineage of the Great Sunlight Silver Dragons from the Exotic Region.”

Although Chen Xing hadn’t heard of this name, he could tell from the shocked expressions of the two beside him that this lineage of the Great Sunlight Silver Dragons was truly extraordinary.

At that moment, Uncle Liu’s gaze drifted over the three of them, finally pausing for an instant on Chen Xing: “Chen Xing, right?”

Chen Xing hadn’t expected Uncle Liu to be able to call his name directly, and he immediately responded, “It is indeed your junior.”

“Hm… This year’s high school cup champion, I’ve seen your competition, you don’t need to be tested—go choose a dragon egg for yourself.”

Having said that, Uncle Liu waved his hand indicating Chen Xing could leave.

Chen Xing was momentarily flustered, was he really exempt from making a selection?

A hint of envy flashed in Song Yanming’s eyes at the side, but he dared not act out.

He knew he had no room to resist before Uncle Liu and could only watch as Chen Xing approached the precious dragon eggs.

Han Feiyu turned to glance at Chen Xing, then averted his gaze.

He was confident he would pass the test, and selecting an egg sooner or later didn’t matter, since the beasts hadn’t hatched yet, and there were three eggs after all.

Selection was all about luck.

As Chen Xing was about to leave, Uncle Liu’s voice came through, “Fetch a bucket of milk from the corner and exchange it with the dragon for the eggs.”

“After selecting the egg, sit in the square for a while so the egg can absorb more light; it should hatch before dusk today.”

Outside the square, under everyone’s gaze, Chen Xing emerged from the house carrying a large bucket of milk.

Upon exiting, Chen Xing’s gaze fell on the giant white dragon lying in the center of the area.

Then he slowly approached the white giant dragon.

The white giant dragon sniffed with its nose and extended its milky-white tongue, licking its lips.

[Species]Lustrous Holy Light Dragon

[Energy Level]100+

[Energy Level Limit]100+

[Attribute]Light

[State]Sub-healthy (Postpartum, Weak)

When Chen Xing reached the Lustrous Holy Light Dragon, it lifted the paw covering the three eggs.

Signaling Chen Xing to choose at his leisure.

Chen Xing looked at the three eggs.

In his eyes, an attribute panel appeared as well.

(Egg number 1)

[Species]Lustrous Holy Light Dragon

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[State]Healthy (about to hatch)

(Egg No. 2)

[Species]Lustrous Holy Light Dragon, Great Sunlight Silver Dragon

[State]Healthy (about to hatch)

(Egg No. 3)

[Species]Lustrous Holy Light Dragon, Great Sunlight Silver Dragon

[State]Subhealthy (bloodline conflict, about to hatch)

First, rule out Egg No. 3.

Then there were Egg No. 1 and No. 2.

Chen Xing hesitated for a moment, the more bloodlines a Beast Taming possessed, the wider the pool of skills awakened would be.

For instance, Sìxiàng was a perfect example.

However, having two bloodlines might also have side effects.

For example, Sìxiàng’s brain disease caused it to suffer from long-term nerve compression.

The third egg might also have similar side effects.

By comparison, the second egg was much better off.

The two bloodlines seemed to be perfectly fused together.

Chen Xing pointed to the egg in the middle.

The Lustrous Holy Light Dragon lying on the plaza gestured with its claw toward the milk by Chen Xing’s feet, so Chen Xing lifted the milk up to it.

With a push of its claw, the Lustrous Holy Light Dragon pushed the middle egg into Chen Xing’s arms.

Then, as the claw retracted, it hooked the bucket of milk and, opening its dragon mouth, swallowed the bucket together with the milk.

The claw then casually continued to rest on the remaining two eggs.

Recalling the Lustrous Holy Light Dragon’s decisive actions, Chen Xing’s expression became subtle.

It seemed… it didn’t care much about the egg.

Looking at the egg that was almost as tall as a person, Chen Xing summoned Sìxiàng to help carry it to one side.

Sitting in front of the egg that was nearly his height, Chen Xing placed his palm on the surface of the eggshell.

There was a slight throb on it.

The life inside seemed to have already matured.

Feeling the palm on its surface, the life inside also curiously high-fived Chen Xing.

A small paw print emerged from the surface of the eggshell.

Chen Xing felt the touch of the paw.

The eggshell wasn’t the very hard kind of touch, it was slightly soft, like a layer of tough yet elastic hard cowhide.

The sunlight in the sky was absorbed by the stone pillars in the plaza.

The temperature around became increasingly scorching, and after sitting for a while, Chen Xing began to sweat.

About ten minutes later, Song Yanming and Han Feiyu came out one after the other.

They both carried buckets of milk in their hands.

They went up to the Lustrous Holy Light Dragon and used milk to trade for the remaining two eggs.

Song Yanming chose Egg No. 1, and Han Feiyu chose Egg No. 3.

As time went by, several hours passed until the sun gradually set, nearing dusk.

Chen Xing noticed that the surface of the egg in front of him suddenly cracked open with countless tiny, web-like fissures.

A few seconds later, a small silver claw popped out, drilling a hole in the eggshell.

The next second, a large silver eye appeared in the hole.

It was the first thing it saw upon opening its eyes, then it stared unwaveringly at Chen Xing’s chest.

[Species]Great Sun Lustrous Holy Light Dragon

[Energy Level]1

[State]Healthy (hungry)

[Energy Level Limit]100

[Attribute]Light

[Height]1.8 meters

[Weight]150kg

The little paw quickly broke through the eggshell.

The hatchling dragon stumbled towards Chen Xing, its first few steps were somewhat awkward, but its movements became more fluid afterwards.

The little dragon ran up to Chen Xing and hooked his chest with its claw.

Chen Xing was wearing a somewhat formal white shirt today, and the silver button on the collar was directly hooked off by the claw.

The little dragon carefully held the shiny button in the sunset with its two little claws, bringing its big eyes close to it, full of wonder.

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